Is their beginning the end though or will it expand?_________________
"I believe toys resonate with us as humans, we can hold them them, it's tactile, real! They are totems for our extended beliefs and imaginations. A fetish for ideas that hold as much interest and passion as old religious relics for some. We display them in our homes. They show who we are. They are signals for similar thinking people. A way we connect with each other...and I guess thats why I do toys. That connection." -Ashley Wood

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:50 pm

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Darth JudicarKnight

Joined: 02 Feb 2008Posts: 433Location: Lehon (the Unknown World)

Well, just finished it . . .

Wow, KT. Great deliverance, as usual. Especially towards the end, it was impossible to put down. So Etain . . . Although I kinda saw it coming, I tried to tell myself it wouldn't happen, but oh well. And then so many loose ends . . . Darman and Niner, Sev, the cure to accelerated growth, Kad, etc . . . Really can't wait till Imperial Commando. _________________
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
-The Code of the Sith

In mourning . . .

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:16 pm

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Salaris VornModerator

Joined: 02 Feb 2008Posts: 2258Location: New York, USA

Overall I think it was an amazing novel. I'm still not sure I like Etain's fate. That was the one point I didn't like.

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Maybe it was because I was expecting her to get gunned down just before making it to safety (sort of your cliche "rescue ship waiting at end of flat open space, friends beckoning person to run faster, but character gets shot just before reaching ship and/or gets shot but makes it into the ship only to die shortly thereafter). It just seemed to me more like she committed suicide since she turns away from Darman and in essence just steps in front of a lightsaber.

Maybe I'll like it better the second time around.

I'm glad that there is another book coming out, if I had finished the book but it wasn't known another one was coming out I would be so upset._________________

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 8:07 am

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

Joined: 04 Feb 2008Posts: 6563Location: Missouri

Selfless Jedi, what do you expect? When there raised from birth and brainwashed with such principles for so long, it's bound to stick with them. They are doomed to such fates._________________
"I believe toys resonate with us as humans, we can hold them them, it's tactile, real! They are totems for our extended beliefs and imaginations. A fetish for ideas that hold as much interest and passion as old religious relics for some. We display them in our homes. They show who we are. They are signals for similar thinking people. A way we connect with each other...and I guess thats why I do toys. That connection." -Ashley Wood

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:59 pm

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jedipoodooKnight

Joined: 05 Feb 2008Posts: 367Location: Connecticut

Well, she died for what she thought was right, regardless of what Kal or Dar or anyone thought. Selfless sacrifice is always dramatic and controversial. But I mean, come on...didn't we all have some idea that it was bound to end in tears regardless of our most fervent hopes?_________________"Who's scruffy lookin'?"

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:59 am

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

Joined: 04 Feb 2008Posts: 6563Location: Missouri

Maybe some small, hidden part of me knew it, but I still held on to the possibility that she might've pulled through. Alas she was pretty much doomed when she decided to walk there. I mean that was ridiculous. Even if those other Jedi didn't show up, she still had two lightsabers in her bags and they were searching the bags. She didn't have a chance._________________
"I believe toys resonate with us as humans, we can hold them them, it's tactile, real! They are totems for our extended beliefs and imaginations. A fetish for ideas that hold as much interest and passion as old religious relics for some. We display them in our homes. They show who we are. They are signals for similar thinking people. A way we connect with each other...and I guess thats why I do toys. That connection." -Ashley Wood

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:20 pm

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jedipoodooKnight

Joined: 05 Feb 2008Posts: 367Location: Connecticut

Darth Skuldren wrote:

Maybe some small, hidden part of me knew it, but I still held on to the possibility that she might've pulled through. Alas she was pretty much doomed when she decided to walk there. I mean that was ridiculous. Even if those other Jedi didn't show up, she still had two lightsabers in her bags and they were searching the bags. She didn't have a chance.

Indeed, as a friend of mine would put it; "she was hurtin' for certain!"_________________"Who's scruffy lookin'?"

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:59 pm

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Darth JudicarKnight

Joined: 02 Feb 2008Posts: 433Location: Lehon (the Unknown World)

But you have to admit, her death scene was very sad. Even though she wasn't my favorite, and I kinda expected her to die, it was very depressing to read.

I kinda thought Delta would kill her though . . ._________________
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
-The Code of the Sith

In mourning . . .

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:23 pm

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jedipoodooKnight

Joined: 05 Feb 2008Posts: 367Location: Connecticut

Me too! Her manner of death really blind-sided me. I read it about a month ago, and I usually reread a SW book within a week after finishing it, but the ending really got to me. I just thought to myself, "whoah, dude, this is getting too real, give it time..", you know?_________________"Who's scruffy lookin'?"

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:19 pm

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ElainyaPadawan

Joined: 17 Oct 2008Posts: 15Location: Yuma, AZ

I thought Delta would do it, too. I actually found it ironic that the Jedi did it.

I didn't cry then, though. I cried later, when Kad put his toy in the pyre.

It was a good book, aside from some small parts...like, I'm just not sure if I like the whole 'Jango's insane sister' story arc. I thought the comic where his family died made it pretty clear that his whole family was dead. Then again, there's that Sci-fi rule about "If there isn't a body..." So I don't know. I just can't see where she's going to fit in with later books.

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:53 pm

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Darth JudicarKnight

Joined: 02 Feb 2008Posts: 433Location: Lehon (the Unknown World)

jedipoodoo wrote:

Me too! Her manner of death really blind-sided me. I read it about a month ago, and I usually reread a SW book within a week after finishing it, but the ending really got to me. I just thought to myself, "whoah, dude, this is getting too real, give it time..", you know?

I know! You see, I usually don't like books when everything works out perfectly, and everyone gets out safe and happily, and the bad guys are vanquished, and hip hip hooray! But seriously now . . . the end of Order 66 was downright morbid. Well-written, but morbid . . ._________________
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
-The Code of the Sith

In mourning . . .

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:10 pm

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jedipoodooKnight

Joined: 05 Feb 2008Posts: 367Location: Connecticut

@ Darth Judicar

Quite morbid; but this did introduce "the dark times", made so infamous by Obi-Wan way back when episode 4 was simply known as Star Wars. I guess I just kinda felt bad for the Skirata clan, they have such a dark future ahead of them.

Hey, I just thought of something, if at the end of this book, the whole clan was immensely wealthy, how come in Revelation, they had to resort to food handouts as payment for healing Sintas? What happened to those trillions of credits? Anyone care to venture a guess? _________________"Who's scruffy lookin'?"

Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:20 pm

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Salaris VornModerator

Joined: 02 Feb 2008Posts: 2258Location: New York, USA

I kinda kept hoping that Etain would appear as a Force ghost near the end of the book when they started talking about what happens to a Jedi after death. Maybe she will appear as a Force ghost in a future book._________________

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:36 am

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

Joined: 04 Feb 2008Posts: 6563Location: Missouri

Skirata's gonna spend it all. Plus all those clones have a nasty sweet tooth.

I wonder if they'll do anything more with Jango's crazy sister. I'm betting Traviss has something in mind for her. Hmm...what could it be?_________________
"I believe toys resonate with us as humans, we can hold them them, it's tactile, real! They are totems for our extended beliefs and imaginations. A fetish for ideas that hold as much interest and passion as old religious relics for some. We display them in our homes. They show who we are. They are signals for similar thinking people. A way we connect with each other...and I guess thats why I do toys. That connection." -Ashley Wood

Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:01 pm

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Mara Jade SkywalkerAdministrator

Joined: 15 Feb 2008Posts: 5681Location: Beyond Shadows

There must be more for her character coming up. Because it just does not seem like Traviss to introduce a character and then not use them. Speaking of which, I'm always going to wonder about the mind Jusik sensed in the asylum but wasn't able to recover. That's going to annoy me so bad! _________________
"It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker